Kevin Clash (born September 17, 1960) is an American puppeteer and voice actor. Clash formerly performed Elmo on Sesame Street. He has also performed Splinter from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Clifford from Muppets Tonight, and Baby Sinclair from Dinosaurs. Mr. Clash is an important part of Sesame Street Workshop. He often performs as Elmo in hospitals for sick children. Mr. Clash is well known for his ability to improvise.

On November 20, 2012, Clash would leave Sesame Workshop because of multiple allegations of Clash abusing minors.^[1][2] The cases and lawsuits would later be dismissed because the statute of limitations had passed.^[3]

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